a nice restful young family friendly place to drive the camper van to in cornwall or north norfolk anyone?

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i fancy a bit of a holiday but have not planned anything. we have 2 whole months of holidays to fill so i reckon a week away might be nice.

anyone know of nice beachy places to take the kids in the 'van? they are 5, 4 and 2. we are near southampton - would quite like to go reasonably far afield for it to feel like a holiday, but shorter journey time would obv be a plus i guess. (we drove to scotland at half term and they think that was a bit too far lol)

bumperama
surely someone knows somewhere good??

We spent a lovely week in Tehidy, N Cornwall at the end of May, fairly sure the campsite takes vans, Google them. There is a nice kids play area which DS loved, not too far from beach and various attractions, easy to get to from A30

thank you yorky, will check it out

Holkham in N Norfolk - fabulous beach - in fact all along the N Norfolk coast is lovely

i think i may give it a shot MAS... she who dares and all that...

it's just so vast - amazing stretches of sky and sea !

sheringham, n norfolk. the town that said 'no' to tesco. sweet and old fashioned in a working town with steam train line sort of way. as maryannsingleton says fab beaches all along there. i really like n norfolk. v restful.

can't recall sites off top of head but lots there. also wells next sea lovely and wassisname, er, holt, bit twee but heck, you're on mumsnet, you're on holiday, no harm in coming over a bit cath kidstone and farrow and ball every now and then is there?

I like to come over a bit Farrow and Ball now and again !!
We are heading to Suffolk in the hols to Walberswick and Southwold - it doesn't get more Kidstonesque !

ooh, one thing. defo not kidstonesque, avoid the shire horse centre unless you hardcore animal rights enthusiast. i wasn't happy to have 2 y.o ambushed by photos of slaughtgered calves in one of the barns.

There is a lovely campsite at Stiffkey on N Norfolk coast, just along from Holkham - but not sure if they accept camper vans?

Trips to see the seals fom Morston, Boat to Scolt Head, fabulous beaches at Thornham, Brancaster, Wells (which also has great pinewoods behind) Holkham, oh, just search Norfolk and my name for loads of comprehensive postings!

You can hire wonderful beach huts by the week on Wells beach - google 'pinewoods holiday park wells-next-the-sea' and book in advance.

yes, stiffkey! the vicar disgraced himself 'saving' fallen women so turned his hand to lion taming. was he eaten by a lion or is that wishful thinking on my part?!

i think you can also rent beach huts by the day too - tho blu i think expert to my couple of visits so don't take my word for it.

seal trips fab.

i want to go back now!

ooh! exciting sounding stuff! am lusting after a beach hut, so renting may just cure me, thanks!

oh fgs
just sopke to dp about it and he said 'if were going that far why dont we get the ferry and go to france'. which is fine, but i'll do my research on france and there'll be some other reason that wont work either... and i thought I could procrastinate. no wonder we never go anywhere

beach hut hire!

seal trip
seal trip

If I was driving that far I might stay for more than one week!

i may have to bombard him with links...
thanks blu

Don't worry - the ferry will be very expensive in the hols!!

Norfolk nicer than France imo !!!!!